Research assistant in implementation science - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Do you want to contribute to better health for all? 

Join us to contribute to better health for women and children.

The Department of Global Public Health is a multidisciplinary department with the aim to advance knowledge about challenges and opportunities for public health in a local, national, and global setting. Research at the department is focused on how different societal and individual factors affect population health, and to develop and evaluate structural and individual-oriented interventions. Many researchers at the department are scientific advisors to authorities and other decision makers at regional, national, and international levels. The department has 12 research groups, about 110 PhD students and about 140 employees.

The position will be within Implementation and quality (IMPAQT), led by Claudia Hanson. The research group is located in Solna. Your will find a unique opportunity to be part of large international consortia with members in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe and strong links to leading institutions within the field in Europe and beyond.

Your mission

Your work will include a wide portfolio of supporting research and research management within our ongoing research and the EU-project ALERT. The main tasks will be to support the use of data as collected through the ALERT project. You will lead and support paper writing. We also expect some engagement in teaching in the field of epidemiology, supervising students at MSc level as well as contributing to new grant applications. Thus, we are looking for a researcher with strong epidemiological skills. The applicant will work with multi-disciplinary teams and should have excellent skill in teamwork and communication. The applicant should be willing to perform duty travels as required.

This is s full time position during 8 months with possibility to extend up to 12 months. 

Your profile

Qualified to be employed as a research assistant is someone who has a Master’s degree in Public Health, Global Health, Epidemiology or a degree in Medicine.

You must also have:

• Experience of working with statistical packages for quantitative analysis and experience of STATA is needed.
• Excellent speaking and writing skills in english. 
• You need to be able to work time efficient and independent. You also must have good cooperation and communication skills. 

Merit requirements are:

• Experience of working with data collection, analysis and scientific writing.
• Experience in Global Health / reproductive, maternal and child health as well as working with multi-professional teams.
• Knowledge in advanced methods of prediction models and in physiology/medicine.

You are independent and driven with passion for global health. You are structured and organised. You have documented experience of analyzing quantitative data and have published papers in peer-reviewed papers.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

Read more about the ALERT project

Read more about the research group- IMPAQT

Application

Welcome to apply at the latest 12th of April 2024. 

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form. 

Want to make a difference? Join us and contribute to better health for all